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Political Science Speaker Series: Walter Mebane
Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Professor in the Department of Political Science and Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan, will speak on the topic "Election Forensics: A Finite Mixture Model that Estimates Realized Election Frauds."
Political Science Speaker Series: Naima Green-Riley
Naima Green-Riley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, will speak on the topic "How Perilous are Paper Fans? Public Diplomacy through Confucius Classrooms and Implications for Chinese Influence."
Political Science Speaker Series: Jennifer Gandhi
Jennifer Gandhi, Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs at Yale University, will speak on the topic "Fixing the Past: The Effects of Human Rights Trials on Political Attitudes in Argentina."
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Heather Berg
Political Science Speaker Series: Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California- San Diego, will speak on the topic "Unattributable Coercion."
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Frank Lovett
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Taylor Carlson
Major Welcome: Political Science and Environmental Policy
Congress and Justice: A Conversation from the Front Lines with Carlos Uriarte
Carlos Felipe Uriarte, AB ’02, returns to his alma mater to share his experiences working at the center of American law and politics.
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Rachel G. Smith
Political Science Speaker Series: Julia Payson
Julia Payson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California- Los Angeles, will present research on "Spending Constraints: Why Discretionary Funding Doesn't Reach Needy Neighborhoods."
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Fannie Bialek
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Emilee Booth Chapman
Stories that Win Symposium
Political Science Speaker Series: Natalia Bueno
Natalia Bueno, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University, will present research on the topic of "(De)Mobilizing Effects of Misinformation: Evidence from Brazil."
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: Lisa Wedeen
Political Science Speaker Series: Ismail White
Ismail White, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, will present research on the topic of "Assessing Racial Identity as Constraint on Democratic Accountability."
Social Sciences Advanced Research Strategies
This session is designed to teach advanced research skills for majors in Education, Political Science, and Sociology.
Workshop on Politics, Ethics and Society: René Esparza
Creating a More Inclusive Political Science
Wendy Cho: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Identifying Partisan Gerrymandering
CPAC Conference
PoliSci Commencement Celebration
Join us as we celebrate the class of 2024, awards and honors recipients, and the end of the school year.
WUSTEPS (Political Science Pipeline Program)
Welcome to WashU Political Science’s Pipeline Program!
Visions in Methodology Conference
EmpowHER
Stern Family Lecture Series - Freedom of Speech: An Academic War Front
Professor Barak Medina is the Landecker-Ferencz chair in the study of Protection of Minorities and Vulnerable Groups at the faculty of law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professor Lee Epstein is the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis in the Department of Political Science. Moderated by Chancellor Andrew D. Martin of Washington University in St. Louis
Book Talk: Through the Grapevine by Taylor Carlson
Join the Chicago Center on Democracy for a virtual conversation on Taylor N. Carlson’s new book Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy.
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: What Does It Mean To Relate To Each Other As Equals?
Jeff Spinner-Halev (Political Science, University of North Carolina) and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (Political Science, University of Nebraska)
A&S Graduate Virtual Open House
A&S Graduate Virtual Open House
Join us for our virtual Open House, where you can explore our programs in depth, meet with faculty and current graduate students, and hear about our graduate life, housing, and much more.
Dean's Distinguished Lecture with Diana Z. O'Brien: "The Causes & Consequences of Women's Political Representation"
Diana Z. O’Brien is the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at WashU. A winner of a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, O’Brien studies the causes and consequences of women's political representation around the world, with a focus on established democracies. Her research examines gender and political parties, executive branch politics, citizens' responses to women in politics, and research methods. O’Brien has published articles on these topics in numerous journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics and Politics & Gender. News coverage of her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Newsweek, and MSNBC.
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: On the Limits of Punishment
Ben Levin (Law, WashU)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: How Social Norms Dominate
Lori Watson (Philosophy, WashU)
College of Arts & Sciences Major Minor Fair
AFAS Intellectual Life: Black Bodies, Black Votes: Pre-Election Analysis
Race is a defining issue in the 2024 U.S. election. Join our expert panelists for an in-depth panel discussion on what this election means for Black voters. From the historic nomination of the first Black woman by a major political party to Trump's escalating attacks on people of color and immigrants—most recently targeting Haitian immigrants—race and rights are being used to mobilize young and marginalized voters while simultaneously stoking fear among white voters. Panelists will also address the ongoing attacks on DEI initiatives, Black Studies curricula in public schools, and affirmative action, alongside continued efforts to suppress Black votes. This panel explores critical challenges and stakes Black voters face in what is being called one of the most consequential elections in history.
In response, the Department of African & African American Studies has convened a panel of scholars to provide historical and political context. The discussion will explore what's at stake for the country and, in particular, for Black Americans as we look toward the future.
RSVP is required.
Workshop on Behavioral Approaches to the Study of Global Political Violence
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Participatory Political Theorizing and the Race-Gendered Politics of Knowledge
Cricket Keating (Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Washington)
Dinner & Dialogue: Is Protest Voting Wrong?
Luis Rosa (WashU) and Eric Wiland (UMSL)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Boundary Work in the Metaphysics of Race
John Lawless (Philosophy, Illinois State)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Speculative Finance/Speculative Fiction
Shirl Yang (Modelling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, WashU)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: TBA
Deborah Cohen (History, University of Missouri St. Louis)
Workshop on Politics, Ethics, and Society: Owning Blackness
Rebecca Wanzo (Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, WashU)